Olivia Nash
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Olivia Nash MBE is an Northern Irish actress and performer on the Northern Ireland scene for over 40 years. Olivia performs on stage, TV and radio where she has performed with James Young for 11 years and Northern Ireland comedian Nuala McKeever. She has toured the United States and Canada with the Charabanc Theatre Company, but is best known for her role as ‘Ma’ in the television series Give My Head Peace.
Olivia is also a long-standing member of Larne Drama Circle.
Olivia Nash has raised £189,000 for The Children’s Hospice with the help of her ‘Mrs Walker’ character. She is also the face of the EHS Wake Up to Waste campaign.[1]
She has a daughter and three grandchildren.[2]
MBE
Olivia Nash was awarded an MBE in the New Years' Honours List 2006.[3]